Bully the Bigot and the Bully
Becomes the Bigot

Whether it is
Sterling, or a misconstrued Cliven Bundy, I cannot help
but have trouble grasping the gasping of the “equality
nazi’s.”Thought
police are roaming the airwaves, internet, social media
and yes, even the recordings by a disloyal girlfriend of
a man still stuck in the 1950’s mentally speaking.How far is
too far, though?We have seen racists be virtually slaughtered by
the media.Anyone
that does not fit the status quo’s modus operandi is
called a hate monger, racist, bigot, etc.There are
men and women of all colors, creeds and persuasions who
are hateful and downright twisted in their belief
structure.Since
when is opinion a crime, though?I would like
everyone to ponder this question.Although I
do not, and I repeat do not, subscribe to hating someone
or mistreating them for any reason, I still cannot help
but wonder - at what point does it become fighting fire
with fire?An
eye for an eye or simply hate for hate?We all have
a constitutionally protected, God given right to free
speech.Most
of us are poor stewards of that birthright at some point
in our lives.

Before I go any further, let me
offer my two cents on what hate is not.Disagreeing
with someone is not hate.Not condoning what is morally
wrong is not hate.Holding to conviction even if the majority is
throwing you under the proverbial bus is not hate.When we as
a society feel as though we have the moral high
ground, we should speak up.We, however, do not have the
right to force someone to apologize, sell their
business, or fine them out of business.Boycott
the Clippers?Sure,
why not?But
don’t tell me it is not a double standard if you
believe a person can’t refuse to bake a cake for a
homosexual wedding.If you are a person of principle, either
situation is acceptable.When popular speech is the only
speech that is protected, we have lost our freedom of
speech.

Whether idiots like the
protesters from Westboro Baptist Church, Donald
Sterling, or even Al Sharpton run their big mouths, we
have a duty to allow the stupidity to drip from their
tongues.If
we do not, the next time you say what’s on your mind
might be the last time before you are called a bigot,
a terrorist, dissident, or simply un-American.I hope you
see that when we bully the bigots, we then become
bigoted towards those we disagree with, thus paving
the way to our own demise of freely speaking our
opinions. It is not East Berlin 1949.But you
know what they say about those who refuse to learn
history.